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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 180 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. hierarchy
  3. repetition
  4. contrast
  5. a mirror-image layout
  6. proximity
  7. white words on black
  8. caption close to photo
  9. True
  10. alignment
  11. False
  12. proximity
  13. contrast
  14. one border on all pages
  15. left edges lined up
  16. contrast
  17. False
  18. the title is the largest
  19. a mirror-image layout
  20. balance
  21. repetition
  22. False
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. related items grouped
  25. repetition
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. False
  28. matching heading styles
  29. proximity
  30. True
  31. True
  32. True
  33. contrast
  34. matching heading styles
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. False
  38. False
  39. hierarchy
  40. False

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